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Volume 2: Spring Tide in Qiantang Chapter 1282: Water comes and earth covers it

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    Qianqing Palace.  "Father, have you forgotten Wang Xian's Shandong army?" Zhu Zhanji said shamelessly. He was extremely afraid of Shandong from the beginning. In order to guard against Shandong's army, he established three lines of defense: Cangzhou, Langfang and Daxing.  , there were 50,000 troops stationed in Daxing alone. He simply did not believe that the Shandong army could break through layer by layer.  "However, it is only right to scare the emperor into asking for more troops.  Zhu Zhanji said softly: "How about withdrawing part of the army from Juyongguan?" "No!" Zhu Gaochi refused again.  "Your Highness, on your way back to the capital, Chengshan Hou sent an urgent report. Liu Sheng has begun to attack Juyong Pass. Although the attack is not violent, he should cooperate with Wang Xian to contain our Juyong Pass army." Yang Shiqi explained for the emperor: "  But we really can't mobilize the troops to leave. Once there is a gap in the strength of Juyongguan, Liu Sheng will probably turn the feint attack into a real attack!  Order the vassal kings to raise troops to serve the king! When will those officials with foreign surnames see the soldiers? " "Nonsense!" Zhu Gaochi refused without thinking. In order to reduce the vassalage, Emperor Jianwen even took the throne.  , the late emperor who raised an army in the name of opposing the reduction of vassals, also changed his methods to eliminate the power of the vassal kings after he ascended the throne, and finally eliminated all their threats. How could he go the opposite direction and release these monsters from the cage again?  In the end, being driven out of control by Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Gaochi agreed to assign all the 50,000 Liaodong soldiers who had arrived in Miyun to his command.  Zhu Zhanji reluctantly agreed and resigned with the two bachelors.  He is like a gambler who has lost all his money and wants to squeeze out the last bit of money from his father, and then goes to the casino to make money with all his belongings!  "It's just that his casino is a battlefield; his bets are soldiers and horses; his winning or losing is this beautiful world, and his own life!"  Leaving Qianqing Palace, the three of them felt like they were in another world. Only then did they realize that the middle laner under the official robe was all wet with cold sweat.  "No matter what, I finally got a month." Yang Shiqi sighed deeply, his face still aching from being slapped.  "Stop saying anything," Zhu Zhanji said in a cold voice with a dark face: "Xueshi Yang and I are going to fight Wang Xian, and the capital will be handed over to the chief assistant!" "You two must return in triumph." Yang Shiqi smiled bitterly.  He said in one voice: "Otherwise, we will all have to answer in this game." "Absolutely not!" Zhu Zhanji said fiercely: "I am the son of destiny! I will never lose to anyone!".  Before leaving the capital, Zhu Zhanji also did one more thing. He ordered Hu Hao to escort all the family members of Wang Xian's officers and soldiers in the capital to Tongzhou.  Originally, he wanted to bring Yin Ling and Yu Qian with him, but he learned that the emperor had brought them into the palace yesterday, so His Royal Highness had no choice but to give up.  Then Zhu Zhanji and Yang Rong left the city and rushed to Tongzhou to command the siege!  .  Tongzhou City has been attacked by the army for a day. Seeing that there are more and more troops outside the city, the offensive is getting more and more fierce. The army even brought a variety of siege equipment, a large number of pine torches and wood,  Obviously they are going to fight at night, and attack the city on wheels without distinguishing between black and white!  The situation in the city is not optimistic. Not only are the troops far inferior to the enemy, but what is even worse is that the coach Wang Xian is not in the city.  But the more than 15,000 soldiers showed no fear, because the person commanding them now was Mo Wen.  Wang Xian was an all-rounder and was regarded as outstanding in military attainments, but compared with Mo Wen, an unborn military genius, he was still quite inferior.  Mo Wen's talent lies entirely in leading troops in battles. As soon as he went to Mongolia, he took up the position of staff and tried his best to assist Wang Xian to show his prowess. Now it was finally time for him to show off his skills.  To put it bluntly, Wang Xian left a mess on Mo Wen.  At that time, Yang Rong's army outside the city was frantically attacking the city. There were still more than 10,000 officers and soldiers in the city who had not yet disarmed. Mo Wen was not afraid at all. He ordered half of the soldiers to guard the city, and he took half of the troops. It only took half a day.  The city was completely cleared.  He detained more than 20,000 prisoners in a granary that had been evacuated by the army, and with only more than 1,000 people to guard him, he returned to the city with the rest of the troops.  At this time, the prince's army had arrived in Tongzhou and joined the siege sequence.  The pressure on the defenders suddenly increased, and the city was in chaos. As soon as Mo Wen arrived, he immediately stabilized the situation.  I saw that he had redistributed the troops defending the city in an orderly manner, and the generals and horses on hand were reasonably assigned to the four walls. There were still three thousand troops and horses left to mobilize to support various places at any time.  Although it is said that the outcome of a war is the result of the joint efforts of all soldiers, the role of a super general cannot be overestimated.  The city top with Mo Wen in charge and the city head without Mo Wen in charge are completely different.  He completely filled the void left by Wang Xian's absence, giving the soldiers a backbone and no longer having toDon't worry about those who are there or not, just follow his instructions, complete mobilization and operations in an orderly manner, and you can easily repel the enemy troops attacking the city again and again.  As a result, the officers and soldiers attacked until dark and did not get any benefits. They had to leave thousands of corpses behind and returned to the camp in despair.  But everyone knows that today's siege is just the prologue.  After all, the armies of the prince and Yang Rong need to be coordinated and unified, and so many siege equipment need to be debugged and prepared. When they are ready overnight, the most brutal battle will really begin.  Mo Wen was not idle either. Taking into account the characteristics of Tongzhou City with thick walls and complete facilities, he re-adjusted the deployment of the army and established a three-dimensional defense system to exert the strongest offensive power with the smallest number of troops.  He also ordered people to open the Ministry of War warehouse in the east of Tongzhou City, and transported all the gunpowder cans, thunder stones, crossbows, and artillery piled in the warehouse to the top of the city, improving the already powerful defense system to a terrifying level.  degree.  As soon as the mist dissipated the next morning, the prince and Yang Rong commanded the siege army, pushing hundreds of carriages, hook ladders, building carriages, and ballistae, and more than 80,000 people on foot and horse, swarming to attack the southern city wall.  I saw heavy chariots crushing the frost all over the ground, and 80,000 soldiers of swords and spears were like a forest, and the cold light was dazzling, overwhelming the sky.  If it were an ordinary defender, just looking at this aura that swallowed up the world, they would be so scared that they would pee and abandon the city and run away.  However, Mo Wen had already judged that the army would give up the siege on all sides and attack only the south side of the city. He concentrated his troops on the south wall in advance, and also pushed dozens of cannons manufactured by the Military War Bureau and the Ordnance Bureau onto the top of the city.  .  The officers and soldiers were still a mile away, so Mo Wen ordered the artillery fire. The soldiers used torches to light the cannon fuses. Amidst the thundering roar of the cannons, countless shells roared and smashed into the densely packed army of officers and soldiers!  Although the cannonballs made by the imperial court are solid, if they are fired from a high position, their power will not only be doubled?  Every artillery shell falling into the army formation would kill dozens of enemy soldiers.  The blast hit those huge siege equipment and immediately smashed them into pieces!  Dozens of artillery shells were blasted down, and the officers and soldiers could no longer maintain a neat line.  Upon seeing this, Zhu Zhanji immediately ordered the formation to disperse and approach the city wall at full speed, not giving the defenders a chance to show off their weapons.  At the same time, the officers and soldiers also fired back with artillery. The sound of the artillery was rumbling, and the two armies actually fired at each other!  It¡¯s just that the Tongzhou city wall is too high, so it¡¯s difficult for the army¡¯s artillery shells to hit the defenders on the city. When they hit the solid city wall, they can only leave a shallow white mark!  However, there were too many officers and soldiers, and His Royal Highness the Prince personally commanded them. Despite the artillery fire from the city, the army approached the city wall and began to shoot at the city with crossbows and muskets.  All of a sudden, thousands of arrows were fired at the city. The arrows on the city walls were like raindrops, and the hanging cards were like hedgehog thorns!  At the same time, the officers and soldiers began to set up ladders and prepared to climb the city wall, but they were horrified to find that a thick layer of ice appeared on the Tongzhou city wall that was fine yesterday.  That was because Mo Wenming's soldiers kept pouring water on the city wall last night. In the twelfth lunar month, dripping water turned into ice in Beijing, and a thick layer of ice formed overnight. No wonder the cannonballs leaving white marks when they hit the city wall!  Even though it was an inconspicuous layer of ice, it caused great trouble to the siege troops. Their ladders were placed on top and could not be grasped at all. The defenders above pushed with their spears, and the ladders began to slide.  He fell down and broke the bones of the officers and soldiers above him.  Fortunately, the prince was well prepared, and the ladder was useless. There were also large siege equipment that were not afraid of this thin layer of ice. The officers and soldiers braved the arrows and pushed tall building carts, carriages, and hook ladders to the  At the bottom of the city, they relied on these devices to swarm up!  It's a pity that the defenders were well prepared. In addition to the regular programs such as crossbows, muskets, and oil-fired wood, they also dropped countless medicine cans and thunder stones from the top of the city These are grenade-like weapons made by the Ordnance Bureau for the officers and soldiers.  .  Because there was an explosion in Beijing, it was moved to Tongzhou for storage, but it was cheaper for Mo Wen.  Countless stone, iron, and porcelain cans the size of watermelons were thrown down and exploded on the siege equipment.  The victim was directly blown up in the air. What was even more frightening was that the jar was filled with nails and stones. The debris from the jar roared and flew everywhere in the explosion, and the officers and soldiers fell down screaming.  In just a short cup of tea, the officers and soldiers who were densely packed with ants on the carriages were swept away!  The defenders threw down their oil cans and torches, and the siege equipment that had temporarily lost the protection of the soldiers immediately burst into flames. The officers and soldiers tried to put out the fire, but they were splashed with kerosene and burned to the ground.  He screamed and ran around, causing his colleagues to retreat in shock. No one dared to get close to the burning equipment.  Zhu Zhanji did not care about the casualties of the soldiers at all, but still ordered the follow-up troops to regroup and continue to use all means to attack the city.  Helplessly, Mo Wen tried every trick and tried again and again but failed. He fought until late at night and still could not attack the city. Only then did Zhu Zhanji, under Yang Rong's persuasion, abandon nearly 10,000 corpses.  , Reluctantly ordered the troops to retreat.  A new moon is hanging highThe sky covered the bloody city head with an icy cold glow.
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